Monthly Archives: July 2011

Iron-enriched rice will soon contribute to reducing “hidden hunger.” (Photo: Kurniawan) Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia cause...

Fishermen and Sahelian goats by the Niger River at Segou, in Mali. (Photo: ILRI/Mann CC)  Remote sensing and spatial modeling have evolved significantly...

Details of “Hats, baskets, carpets they make or fuel, fodder and mulch Straw does various shapes and sizes, even bags for a punch,” a piece...

Mounds of unmilled rice stored in a private warehouse in Thailand. (Photo: IRRI) The global rice market has been in a subdued state since 2010 (Fig....

Head over heels in love — for rice The perfect marriage The Americas have two faces Bangladesh combats the white plague Mankind takes a giant leap...

WITA 12, a rice variety with moderate tolerance of iron toxicity, in a field trial, Niaouli, Benin. (Photo: Moussa Sie) A bronzed look may be attractive...

Chicken Biryani (Photo by Marites Saucelo, IRRI)   Biryani is a rice-based meal made with spices, rice (usually basmati), and meat, fish, eggs, or...

“We do not have a lot of cultural differences, as Govinda also has roots in my country,” says Shanta. (Photo: Leah Baroña-Cruz) Somewhere within...

Salinity affects around 1 million hectares in Bangladesh. Some climate experts say that sea-level rise will cause the country’s landscape to become “sicker.”...

David Mackill grew up in San Diego, California, in the 1960s and early ‘70s, enjoying the life of a beach bum and surfer on the nearby Pacific coast....